Los Angeles Times

LAUSD caves to public outcry: No more timed testing for 4-year-olds

Following a public outcry from parents and teachers, the Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to make timed reading tests optional for most transitional kindergarten students. Find expert ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Why standardized testing for 4-year-old students makes no sense

To the editor: As a former kindergarten teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and National Board Certified teacher, I completely agree with educators and parents who oppose using the ...
New Orleans City Business

Louisiana Education Assessment Program test data ‘doesn’t mean anything’

In a recent K-12 Study Group meeting held on Tuesday, Louisiana educators expressed growing concerns about the overwhelming amount of standardized testing imposed on students, which they argue ...
Forbes

The Push For More Testing Of Younger Children

If you don't spend time in the world of elementary education, you may not be familiar with DIBELS. DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills) were created and marketed as a test of early ...
Yahoo

LAUSD caves to public outcry: No more timed testing for 4-year-olds

Transitional kindergarten student Melina Rodriguez, right, is ready as her friend Mia Portillo is comforted by her mother Daisy Salazar, left, as students assemble for the first day of school at ...